Learning Support Assistant (Early Years)

The Post

We are looking to appoint an enthusiastic Learning Support Assistant on a part-time (22 hours per week), fixed-term contract, starting as soon as possible, until the end of the Summer Term 2023. The role is to provide one-to-one support for a pupil transitioning from the nursery setting into Reception year.

The successful candidate will ideally possess a qualification in Early Years/childhood development, education and/or childcare, and have experience of working within an Educational/Early Years setting. Caring and enthusiastic, they will be energetic and possess the ability to enthuse our younger pupils to imagine, explore and develop. Friendly and approachable, they will be able to build outstanding relations with children, staff and the wider school community.

The primary duty of a Learning Support Assistant is to make education inclusive to students with underlying specific learning needs and duties and may vary widely depending on those and departmental needs.

Experience working with Nursery/KS1 school pupils as a teaching assistant and/or with pupils with identified SEND in a similar capacity would be desirable.

The School

Ashfold is a leading independent prep school for approximately 280 boys and girls aged 3–13 years. The School is set in a beautiful Jacobean mansion with its own 30-acre estate on the edge of the village of Dorton in the Buckinghamshire countryside, close to Thame, Oxford, Bicester and Aylesbury. 

Alongside an excellent all-round education, we pride ourselves in offering children a wealth of opportunities to participate in sports, the arts, drama and music, as well as a wide variety of extra-curricular activities. The school week runs from Monday to Friday, and we offer optional boarding up to four nights a week, as well as a rich and varied extra-curricular programme.  

Application

For an Application Form and Candidate Brochure, please visit www.ashfoldschool.co.uk/staffvacancies 

Closing date: Noon on Monday 6 June 2022

Interview date: Wednesday 8 June 2022

We reserve the right to close the application process earlier if we receive a sufficient number of suitable applications from candidates.

Ashfold is committed to the protection and safety of its children and the successful candidates will be subject to an Enhanced DBS check. We welcome applications regardless of age, gender, ethnicity or religion. Charity Number 272663.